A person
following a brain injury may suddenly find it difficult to
do many of the things they used to do and the family may feel
like they no longer recognise their loved one. Either
way you are not alone.
In
the UK each year around I million people attend hospital with
a head injury. Mercifully most walk away with few outward signs
of injury and usually recover within a few days or weeks. However
some 10,000 victims are unconscious for up to 6 hours, receiving
moderate brain damage with problems likely to last for five years
or more. A similar number will be unconscious for longer - maybe
months - incurring major brain damage and lower prospect of ever
returning to work.
Partners,
parents, children and others must adjust to living with a 'different
person' and their sudden, unexpected new role of carer with its
many demands on their time and energies.
In order for
the brain injured person and the family to move forward it
is important to start by learning to understand the effects
of brain injury and get the right help and support as early as
possible.
Headway WM can help you understand
through training, meeting
others and 1 to 1 support.
We hope
this section of our Website will give you some insite into
what brain injury is all about. You can browse the different
sections using the menu on the left.
For more detailed information on brain injury
you can visit the website of Headway
- the brain injury association and
click on 'Information'.
To order Headway books
and leaflets about brain injury, click here.
